Does Kolkata observe daylight saving time?

No. Kolkata keeps a fixed UTC offset year-round and does not shift clocks for daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Kolkata and New York?

Kolkata is currently 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Kolkata and London?

Kolkata is currently 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of London. The gap can change by an hour when either place switches to or from daylight saving time.

Which other cities share the same time as Kolkata?

New Delhi, India; Mumbai, India; Bangalore, India; Chennai, India are in the same Asia/Kolkata zone, so they always show the same wall-clock time as Kolkata.

Why might this time differ slightly from another site?

This page reads your browser's IANA time zone database for Asia/Kolkata. Rare device clock-skew or an outdated OS time zone file can cause small differences elsewhere.

India · Asia

Kolkata

Asia/Kolkata

11:32:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026

UTC Offset

UTC+05:30

Abbreviation

GMT+5:30

DST Active

Time of Day

Night

Outside business hours

Location

Lat: 22.57°

Lng: 88.36°

Compare with Other Cities

City	Local Time	UTC Offset	Date	Difference
Kolkata India	11:32 PM	UTC+05:30	Mon, Sep 28	Base
New York United States	02:02 PM	UTC-04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-9.5h
London United Kingdom	07:02 PM	UTC+01:00	Mon, Sep 28	-4.5h
Tokyo Japan	03:02 AM	UTC+09:00	Tue, Sep 29	+3.5h
Sydney Australia	04:02 AM	UTC+10:00	Tue, Sep 29	+4.5h
Dubai UAE	10:02 PM	UTC+04:00	Mon, Sep 28	-1.5h

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11:32:50 PM

Monday, September 28, 2026 · UTC+05:30 GMT+5:30

Comparisons use the current instant in each IANA zone, including daylight-saving offsets.

About Kolkata's time zone

Kolkata is located in India, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres at latitude 22.6°, longitude 88.4°. Local clocks follow the Asia/Kolkata time zone.